Canadian North B732 at Kugluktuk on Nov 16th 2017, popping sound, odour in cabin followed by smoke

Last Update: November 29, 2017 / 20:56:39 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 16, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
5T-446

Aircraft Registration
C-GOPW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

A Canadian North Boeing 737-200, registration C-GOPW performing flight 5T-446 from Kugluktuk,NU to Cambridge Bay,NU (Canada) with 27 passengers and 4 crew, was climbing through 8000 feet out of Kuglutuk when a popping noise was heard and an unusual odour started to develop in the cabin. Cabin crew informed the flight deck, the flight crew decided to continue the climb while assessing the situation. Climbing through 14000 feet cabin crew informed the flight deck that smoke had started to come out of the air conditioning vents throughout the cabin. The flight crew decided to return to Kuglutuk without declaring emergency and landed the aircraft safely back.

The Canadian TSB reported the hot air supply duct had separated from the left hand mixing chamber.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 16, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
5T-446

Aircraft Registration
C-GOPW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

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